The study digs into why students would be better at a lesson based on when they get visual assistance.

Metacognition* is the ability to think about your own thinking; be consciously aware of yourself as a problem solver; monitor, plan and control your mental processing; and accurately judge your level ...

This is another challenge to improving study skills: Students think some tasks are so straightforward that they don’t require a strategy.

Two hundred and eighty-five university students, enrolled on a range of health-related degree courses, participated in the study. They were assessed for their use of digital technology, their ...